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YouTube Is Shutting Down its Web-Based TV Interface
If you had a Fire TV for the last year or so you have likely used the YouTube Web interface. This special version of YouTube’s website lets Web browsers on your TV easily use YouTube.com and have it look and act a lot like the YouTube app for TVs. Now YouTube has started to warn…
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Cable Provider Quits Pay-TV, Says They’ll Coach You Through Cutting the Cord
Even Cable TV providers are cutting the cord. Beld Internet is shutting down it’s cable TV service due to the high costs of operation.”It’s true, replacing cable can cut your bills by 100 bucks or more each month. Stream your favorite shows and content while saving money,” their website now says. Formerly Beld Broadband, the…
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5 of the Best Student Discounts for Streaming Services
Now that school has started and students are settling into their new schedules, it’s time to take a look at some of the best student discounts on services to keep you entertained between classes. Amazon Prime Prime Student includes a six month free trial, followed by a reduced price of $6.49/month. With a Prime student…
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New AirTV 2 Was Briefly Shown on AirTV Website
A reader let us know that yesterday, a new AirTV 2 device was shown on the AirTV website. While there was a full product description available, the website would not allow a purchase to be completed. Unfortunately, the device was quickly taken off of the website. Here are screenshots of the new device and the…
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Pluto TV Europe is Now Available on Android Devices
Today, Pluto TV announced expanded availability in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK with the Android app and on Android compatible TVs. This news comes after Pluto TV became available on iOS and Apple TV devices earlier this month, meaning Pluto TV is now available on all established mobile and many OTT devices. “We are…
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Most Cord Cutters Pay for Three or Fewer Streaming Services According to New Survey
If you have been on any social media you have likely seen a post talking about how cord cutting costs more than cable TV because you need nine or 10 different services. So, Cord Cutters News decided to ask over 4,000 of our readers and, according to them, 79% of cord cutters pay for three…
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Roku Is the Most Popular Cord Cutting Streaming Player But Amazon’s Fire TV Continues to Grow
Last week Cord Cutters News surveyed over 4,000 of our readers on a wide range of cord cutting topics. One of the questions we asked was “what streaming player do you use?” (Important note: we asked “what device do you use” not “what do you own”.) Once again Roku was the leader but Amazon’s Fire…
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Cord Cutting Today #154 – Spectrum Admits The True Cost of Cable TV, The War on IPTV, & More
Cord Cutting Today is our daily look at some of the biggest stories happening right now in the world of cord cutting. You can find these videos posted on YouTube every Monday through Saturday. Today we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting. Including Spectrum Admits The…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon For The Week Of September 23rd, 2019
September 23 Team Kaylie Netflix Family September 24 American Horror Story: Apocalypse Jeff Dunham: Beside Himself Netflix Original September 25 Abstract: The Art of Design (Season 2) Netflix Original Birders Netflix Original El recluso Netflix Original Furie Glitch (Season 3) Netflix Original September 26 Explained (Season 2) Netflix Original The Grandmaster September 27 Bard of…
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The NFL is Getting Ready to for New Rights Negotiations for NFL Games & NFL Sunday Ticket
In the coming years, the NFL is getting ready for negotiations to sell its rights for NFL games and the NFL Sunday Ticket. Now the NFL is consolidating its NFL media groups from 3 groups to 2 groups according to a report from The Sports Business Daily. Recently the NFL had an option to get…
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High Costs and Poor Customer Service Are Top Cable Complaints, Survey Shows
Recently, Consumer Reports shared the results of a survey they conducted among their members, giving insight into those individuals’ opinions on pay TV services. Cost, including unexpected fees and post-promotional pricing increases, along with poor customer service were two areas that respondents named as causes for dissatisfaction. While those surveyed showed frustration with pay TV…
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Pluto TV Adds New Advertising Week Channel to Their Lineup
Pluto TV has been continuously adding to their content library. Now, they’ve added another new channel, Advertising Week. It will be a pop-up channel through October 7th, that dives into the new drivers of commerce from D2C brands through marketing innovation-Discover Advertising Week. Here’s what you’ll find on The Best of Advertising Week 2019 Advertising Week’s…
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Confirmed: TiVo Will Start Airing Pre-Roll Ads on Your DVR Recordings
Last week we let you know about what looked like some ad testing TiVo was conducting on DVR recordings. Now the company itself has confirmed that within the next 90 days, all eligible TiVo devices will start playing video ads at the beginning of your recorded shows. TiVo Experience 4, with Bolt, Roami, and Vox…
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Apple Will Bring Oprah’s Book Club to Apple TV+
Today, Oprah and Apple announced that Oprah’s Book Club will be coming to Apple TV+. The book club has been bringing a community of readers together since the talk show host started it in 1996. Now, Apple is making it easier to be a part of that community and connect with others. “I am who…
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HBO Wins Big at the Emmys, Followed by Netflix and Amazon
Another year, another Emmys Awards night come and gone. Here’s how your favorite TV networks made out: HBO basically blew it’s competition out of the water with 34 total wins, Netflix came in second place with 27, and Amazon took third with 15 Emmys under it’s belt. HBO’s winnings can largely be attributed to it’s…
